Life is full of blessings, large and small, but many times we don’t recognize them as blessings. How many of us have prayed for healing and when healing comes about, the doctor or the medicine gets the credit? We ask for safety and good health, for no unfortunate hitches in our lives and then complain about just another ordinary, boring […]
Oct 2, 2015
My Thoughts on Leaven
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Have you heard the latest attempt at being politically correct by one of our country’s universities? The words “God”and “Jesus” are being banned. One after the other, our freedoms are falling. God is being removed from schools, from greetings(No more “God bless you” in some places.) And certainly, God’s laws or the Ten Commandments must be removed […]
Sep 28, 2015
Moon Eclipse
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I almost missed the eclipse last night. Matt called and asked me to come and watch with them. This was a little after 9:00. So, I hurried over. They were in deck chairs on the sidewalk, looking upward, so I joined them. Wow! What a heavenly show. No fireworks, no flashing lights, no background music; just […]
Sep 24, 2015
Ownership
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“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). So begins one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible. It ties in nicely with one of my favorite songs, “This is my Father’s world.” Sometimes we forget Who is the ultimate authority, Who has final […]
Sep 19, 2015
Armed With the Word
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Christians are in a constant spiritual warfare. Just as the Israelites fought against Amalek, as told in Exodus 14, we too are in a battle against evil. This was the theme of Fran’s Retreat yesterday. Twelve of us gathered at Fran’s house for breakfast, lunch, a video by Kaye Arthur, Bible study and reflection, and […]
Aug 25, 2015
Rambling Into Tuesday
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Bear with me this morning because my thoughts are like skittish horses, dancing here, jumping there, sometimes going around in circles. Men put blinders on horses so they see only straight ahead of them but I’ve never liked blinders. Therefore, my thoughts are not behaving themselves. This morning’s Scripture reading was Joshua 3:1-17. The Lord had […]
